This was played at the Draycott TT Centre on Sunday continuing the tournaments started in 1948, excepting 1997 which was missed because of a clash with local and national dates and Easter!

The entry at 39 was on a par with other years but possibly held down by a certain other cup match on Pride Park. Mike Starkie ran the event which allowed previous organiser John Cowell to play.

R-R player Moh Shabir, unbeaten in the league so far had a good afternoon . He took home the Open Singles Shield beating Craig Feargrieve of the Sawley 1st team in the final and the Over 40s trophy by beating Tony Smith (Draycott) in that final.

Another player with bag of medals was Diana Rusinova from Latvia and now playing for the Draycott club. She beat Emily O'Sullivan (Littleover) in the Ladies final and Matthew Webster (Waingroves) in the Junior final. Her standing in the league can be judged by her loss to Moh Shabir in the semi-final of the Open Singles. Her winning streak continued when she beat Adam Smith (now studying at Nottingham Trent) in the semi and Craig Feargrieve in 5 games in the Handicap Singles final.

The Derby and District Table Tennis Association organises table tennis in the Derby area, which extends to 18 miles from the city centre. The league has 50 teams in 5 divisions playing competitively throughout the winter season. We also aim to actively promote table tennis, and coaching is available at several clubs (see coaching page) and at several schools in the Derby area.

If you are new to table tennis and want to have a go, or if you want to renew your playing career then one of these coaching sessions is a good place to start; otherwise contact one of the league officers for more information.